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January 22, 2026

Can Lyme Cause Weight Loss or Weight Gain?

Lyme Disease Weight Gain and Weight Loss: Why Both Happen

Lyme Disease Weight Gain and Weight Loss: Why Both Happen Lyme disease weight gain is one of the least talked about—and most misunderstood—symptoms of Lyme disease. For many patients, weight gain and weight loss become confusing and distressing parts of the illness. Some people lose weight quickly without trying. Others gain weight despite eating the […]

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Why Lyme Patients Feel “Tired But Wired”

Tired but Wired Lyme Disease: Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Off

Tired but Wired Lyme Disease: Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Off After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen patients struggle to explain a pattern that feels contradictory but deeply real: “My body is exhausted, but my brain won’t shut off.” This tired-but-wired pattern is common in early Lyme disease, during treatment, and often persists

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Sacroiliitis in Lyme Disease as a Cause of Low Back Pain

Sacroiliitis in Lyme Disease as a Cause of Low Back Pain

Sacroiliitis in Lyme Disease as a Cause of Low Back Pain When Back Pain Doesn’t Add Up You’ve tried stretching, therapy, or even imaging — but your back pain won’t quit.For some, this pain isn’t purely mechanical. Many Lyme disease patients report chronic back or hip pain that actually stems from sacroiliac joint inflammation —

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Shortness of Breath? Could It Be Babesia?

Shortness of Breath? Could It Be Babesia? You can’t catch your breath. The inhale stalls halfway, as if something inside your chest has tightened or locked. You try again and again, convinced the next breath will finally feel complete. It doesn’t. You go to urgent care. They listen to your lungs—clear. They check your oxygen—normal.

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